Biscuit-removal means



July 13, 1926. 1,592,412

G. M. ANDERSON ET Al.

BIscUIT REMOVAL MEANS original Filed Sept. 7. 1922 'Patented July-13,192e.Y

l UNITED STATES AP?Aralar OFFICE, H

GEORGE M. ANDERSON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND STUARTI-IILDER, OF GLEN-CARLYN, VRGINA, ASSIGNORS TO' THE SHREDIDED WHEATCOMPANY, 0F NIAGARA FALLS, NEWy YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BIscUIT-nnMovAL MEANS.

Original application filed September 7, 1922, Serial No. 586,705.Divided and this application filedv November?, 1923, Serial Nro.672,374. Renewed May 17,1926.k

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention, partly broken away. f

Figure 2 is ay ragmeiitaryftop plan view ot the saine. Y

Figure 3 Vis an enlarged fragmentary crosssectional view of a conveyortray andthe engaging teeth of the removal device.V

The invention has relation to ine-ansfor manufacturing cereal4filamentous biscuit, having for an object the provision ot' means 'forremoving baked cereal ilainentous biscuit from a coni/'eyor during themovement of the portion of saidconveyor from which the biscuit areremoved.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations ot'parts, as set forth in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, illustrating an embodiment of theinvention applied to a machine constructed in accordancey with thedisclosure of co-pending application Serial No. 586,705, liled September7, 1922, of which the present isa divisonal application, the numeral 1designates a conveyor, provided with rpans or trays 3 adapted each tocarry va transverse row of biscuit 1c. rlhe conveyor 1 extendshorizontally to sprocket wheel 34y and vertically downward therefrom,the trays 3 being maintained in upright position during the passage oversaid sprocket by any suitable means; for instance by the means shown inthe application for patent of E. P. lVebster, Serial No. 552,037 tiledApril 12,

According to this construction the pivot rods el. o'l' thel conveyorchain links are provided with depending crank extensions '6,'

the lower ends of which are offset to form the pivots of the links 8 oi'a supplementary sprocket chain 9, both lchains being endless and ofthevsaine length over-all. rl`he two chains, connected by the crankextensions 6, form a parallel movement chain couple, whereof the. linksmove in parallel and the connecting extensions move in parallel.

The vjournal boxes of the sprocket wheel shafts areprovided each with adepending eccentric 15, held stationary by the boX and carrying asprocket wheel or annulus 16 loose thereon, said eccentrics vhavingtheir centers in the same vertical planes as the axial centers of the*related shafts. The

seats'li' of the sprockets/,16' are engaged by end heads- 18 of thelinks 8, said heads having angularly related yradial shoulders 19,

, v Vthe shouldersof the adjacent heads 'of different links vcontactingwith each vother' as the supplementary *chain passes around a sprocketwheel '16C The sprocket wheels 16 serveas Vguide sprockets or idlersand, together with the action of the shoulders 19, `are adapted `toprevent any movement of the supplementary chain that would throw'thetrays out yof horizontal position, since said traysr Aare trays fromsprocket 34', the lteeth VL12"' oi" i:

stationary biscuit removal -device or comb 47 will engage transversegrooves 480i' the bottoms of the trays 3, beneath the biscuit 1 in saidtrays, whereupon the traysl will ypass downwardly as the chain rpassesdownwardly around the sprocket, away from and below said teeth, whichwill uphold the biscuit resting thereon. At the saine time, the rearlianges or sides 3 oi'ysaid trays will push the biscuit along the teethof the comb, until said flanges pass below the tops or' said teetlniiromthe' position 'shown in full lines to the position shown in dotted linesin Figure 1. The succeeding tray?, now coming along, its front flange 3"will engage the biscuit resting uponsaid teeth and will iurtherr pushthe same along over said teeth; the entire movement of the biscuit rowalong said teeth by the push of both front and rear iianges of the traybeing approximately the length orF a biscuit and a halt'.

in this way ther removal means lfor the biscuit, being stationary, isnot required to ybe timed uiitli`tlie movement or stoppagek oi the trays3; the movement ci thetrays being takeny advantage of to cause thercmoval of the biscuit theretrom, and with a i 'minimum or' disturbanceorvibration ot the delicate biscuit., The trays, being provided vithgrooves in'their bottoms, will notbe weakenech and Yas these recesseswould not be morethan of an .inch in width, and

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to baking. The grooves i8 would be tapered at their front ends, as wouldalso the points ot' the teeth 1LT', the latter being about 1/3 of aninch in thickness, so that proper engagement or' the teeth with thegrooves will be assured. Y

In the construction herein disclosed the biscuit are pushed by the trayflanges 3 onto a platform 56, from which they may be removed by anysuitable means, `tor instance by means ot' the rake device disclosed inthe copending application for pat ent of E. P. liVebster, Serial No.571,825, filed June 29, 1922. This ralre is designated by the numeral16, and is provided With teeth 25.

vWe claim:

l. Ina machine of the character described, a conveyor including trays,and means cooperating with said conveyor to remove biscuit from saidtrays, the conveyor acting toY advance the removed biscuit fromsuccessive trays in'successive spaced rovvs.

2. In a machine of the character described. a conveyor, sheet formhorizontally grooved trays carried thereby, and a comb having teethadapted to register With the grooves and to remove biscuit from saidtrays.

3. ln a machine of the character described, a conveyor, sheet t'ormrectangular horizontally corrugated trays carried thereby, and a combhaving teeth adapted to register with the grooves and to remove biscuittrom said trays.

a. in a machine of the character described, a conveyor, grooved trayscarried thereby and having flanges, and a comb having teeth adapted toregister with the grooves oi said trays, the conveyor being adapted todeposit biscuit upon said comb and. saifl ianges being` adapted to movethe biscuit along said comb beyond the point of deposit.

n a machine of the character described, a'conveyor, grooved trayscarried thereby and having sectional end lianges between the grooves,and a comb having teeth adapted to register With the grooves oitI saidtrays. the conveyor being adapted to deposit biscuit upon said comb andsaid flanges being adapted to move the biscuit along said comb beyondthe point ot deposit.

(i. In a machine of the character described, a conveyor including traysand means for maintaining said trays constantly in npright position, andstationary means cooperating ivith a downwardly movable portion of saidconveyor to remove biscuit from said trays, the conveyor acting toadvance the removed biscuit horizontally.

In testimony Whereotl We afix our signatures.

GEORGE M. ANDERSON. STUART HILDER.

